Title: Should We Continue to Celebrate Columbus Day?
Grade:6-12
Common Core Standards incorporated:
6-8.RH.7 Integrate visual information (e.g., in charts, graphs, photographs, videos, or maps) with other information in print and digital texts.
6-8.RH.8 Distinguish among fact, opinion, and reasoned judgment in a text.
6-8.RH.9 Analyze the relationship between a primary and secondary source on the same topic.
6-8.WHST.1 Write arguments focused on discipline-specific content.
a. Introduce claim(s) about a topic or issue, acknowledge and distinguish the claim(s) from alternate or opposing claims, and organize the reasons and evidence logically.
b. Support claim(s) with logical reasoning and relevant, accurate data and evidence that demonstrate an understanding of the topic or text, using credible sources.
c. Use words, phrases, and clauses to create cohesion and clarify the relationships among claim(s), counterclaims, reasons, and evidence.
d. Establish and maintain a formal style.
e. Provide a concluding statement or section that follows from and supports the argument presented.
6-8.WHST.7 Conduct short research projects to answer a question (including a self-generated question), drawing on several sources and generating additional related, focused questions that allow for multiple avenues of exploration.
6-8.WHST.8 Gather relevant information from multiple print and digital sources, using search terms effectively; assess the credibility and accuracy of each source; and quote or paraphrase the data and conclusions of others while avoiding plagiarism and following a standard format for citation.
6-8.WHST.9 Draw evidence from informational texts to support analysis, reflection, and research.
Brief Description: In this inquiry based lesson students will explore a contemporary question in a relevant and personal way. Students are provided with an intriguing question and allowed to research and form their own opinions. In a culminating activity they will choose their own solution and support it with their research.
Title: Should We Continue to Celebrate Columbus Day?
Grade:6-12Common Core Standards incorporated:
Brief Description: In this inquiry based lesson students will explore a contemporary question in a relevant and personal way. Students are provided with an intriguing question and allowed to research and form their own opinions. In a culminating activity they will choose their own solution and support it with their research.